Battle of Bothwell Bridge

Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Part of Scottish Covenanter wars

Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Date22 June 1679
Location
Bothwell Bridge, near Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Scottish Government Covenanters
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Monmouth
The Viscount Dundee
Robert Hamilton
Strength
c. 5,000 c. 6,000
Casualties and losses
Few c. 600
Designated21 March 2011
Reference no.BTL5

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig' took place on 22 June 1679. It was fought between government troops and militant Presbyterian Covenanters, and signalled the end of their brief rebellion. The battle took place at the bridge over the River Clyde between Hamilton and Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.[1]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Battle of Bothwell Bridge (BTL5)". Retrieved 29 November 2019.